Definition of Team

The reason that this page gets such a lot of traffic is that people often
search for a definition of team when something is happening that is causing
confusion in their own workplace.

We've spent a lot of time on this one and done quite a bit of research.
Of all the ideas out there regarding the definition of team, most fall
within one of two definitions:

A group of people with a goal.

A group of people who work well together.

We have found that which definition of team is used by an individual
will depend upon their situation. A team leader is likely to go with the
first whilst a team member is more likely to go with the second.